Other conditions decisions — 2024

The Board has decided that further development is needed to determine the Veteran's employment history, which is relevant to his claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU). The case is being remanded to allow for this additional information.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an extension of his delimiting date for Chapter 33 education benefits, stating that he did not meet the criteria for an extension due to a physical or mental disability preventing him from initiating or completing his program of education.

The Board has decided that additional VA educational assistance benefits in excess of 22 months and 8 days under the Transfer of Entitlement provisions of Chapter 33 need to be remanded due to incomplete records.

The Board has remanded the issues of increased rating for PUD with IBS, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for tinnitus due to failure of the Veteran to attend a VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to May 7, 2015.

The Veteran's right knee disability, including a total knee arthroplasty from January 1, 2019, is rated at 60 percent and denied for increased ratings. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's Osgood-Schlatter's Disease of the bilateral knees is rated at 10 percent each, and no higher. The Board has remanded for further development regarding service connection for other conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased disability evaluation for his fractured ulna and radius of the left elbow, status-post ORIF, currently rated as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hair loss condition, specifically related to his exposure to toxic herbicide agents during service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for actinic keratosis due to in-service herbicide exposure, finding that his current diagnosis is etiologically related to his in-service exposure.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinion is inadequate and requires further remand to obtain a new opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hip disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development and lack of review of all relevant documents, including conflicting TERA memos.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral breast cancer residuals, finding that there was no evidence of a pre-existing condition in service and no medical nexus between the claimed disability and active-duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for eye disorders, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current eye conditions and active duty service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for home loan guaranty benefits as he did not meet the minimum service duration requirements, and his service was not characterized by honorable discharge.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for recognizing his spouse and child as dependents, finding that no claims were submitted within a year of the relevant events.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional VA treatment records. The Veteran is seeking a higher rate of special monthly compensation (SMC).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development of inpatient hospital records and VA medical opinions. The AOJ is directed to obtain these records and seek new VA medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because she did not submit the necessary VA Form 21-8940 within one year of being requested to do so.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and need for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions on the etiology of the Veteran's skin disability.